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scott, as for where he may have gotten that gun, law enforcement sources2íñ say his father got him a gun for his 2st -- 21st birthday about two months ago. >> pelley: jeff, thanks very much. the victims of the massacre were the pastor of2ym the emanuel african methodist episcopal church anding a of his congress grants ranging in age from 26 to 87. tywanza sanders. reverend sharonda coleman-singleton. reverend depayne middleton doctor. cynthia hurd. myra thompson. ethel lance. the reverend daniel simmons, sr.fl% and susie jackson.gn reverend clementa pickney was the pastor, and elaine quijano has more about him. >> reveled clementa pinckney was named pastor of the emanuel african methodist episcopal church in 2010. the 41-year-old was married and had two young daughters. marvin stewart was÷ñ a lifelong member of pinckney's congregation. >> his sermons generally would always tie into respecting each other, getting along. >> reporter: pinckney was also a state senator who became the youngest member of the south carolina statehouse when he was elected at age 23. his friends said he oft
scott, as for where he may have gotten that gun, law enforcement sources2íñ say his father got him a gun for his 2st -- 21st birthday about two months ago. >> pelley: jeff, thanks very much. the victims of the massacre were the pastor of2ym the emanuel african methodist episcopal church anding a of his congress grants ranging in age from 26 to 87. tywanza sanders. reverend sharonda coleman-singleton. reverend depayne middleton doctor. cynthia hurd. myra thompson. ethel lance. the...
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jeb bush signed the law when he was governor. keeping in mind that we don't have all of the facts in the case yet, bush said today that he believes the law does not apply. as he put it "stand your ground means stand your ground. it doesn't mean chase after somebody who's turned their back the debate about race and crime reminded u reminded us in a controversy in a lot of cities across the country. back in the 1960s, the supreme court ruled that police may stop and search anyone they find suspicious. minorities say they are often singled out. we asked jim axelrod to look at this with the nation's largest police department in new york city city. >> reporter: ten months ago nicholas peart was walking up his block in harlem on his try the corner deli when he says he was stopped and frisked by police. literally they had you up against the wall? >> yeah. had me up against the wall. i was that close to my destination. >> reporter: and you started less than a hundred yards down the block here? >> yes. they see me come out my building. >>
jeb bush signed the law when he was governor. keeping in mind that we don't have all of the facts in the case yet, bush said today that he believes the law does not apply. as he put it "stand your ground means stand your ground. it doesn't mean chase after somebody who's turned their back the debate about race and crime reminded u reminded us in a controversy in a lot of cities across the country. back in the 1960s, the supreme court ruled that police may stop and search anyone they find...
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with thanks to the jones day law firm for this view of the capitol and for all of us at cbs news all around the world, i'm scott pelley. see you again soon. (vo) everyone wano oup, we're focused on how we can help. enabling employers to use data to improve employee health. supplying providers with insights to treat and prevent illness. partnering with states to offer stability and choice in health care. and with individuals who just want it to be simpler. to everyone who has a passion to improve health care... our question is: how can we help? unitedhealth group. built for better health. >> all i is do is speak from the heart. ly talk about the military. the border. >> tonight, president trump will address a joint session of congress. he is pledging to lay out an optimistic vision for the country. the president is two hours away from delivering the address. his first to lawmakers. we are starting with garrett haake live on the hill. >> reporter: he knows he has to reach two distinction audiences. he has to lay out the optimistic message. that need a little more optimism than what the
with thanks to the jones day law firm for this view of the capitol and for all of us at cbs news all around the world, i'm scott pelley. see you again soon. (vo) everyone wano oup, we're focused on how we can help. enabling employers to use data to improve employee health. supplying providers with insights to treat and prevent illness. partnering with states to offer stability and choice in health care. and with individuals who just want it to be simpler. to everyone who has a passion to...
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so if same-sex marriage clears this hurdle tonight, it is likely to be well on the way to becoming law here in maryland. that hit a high pointer with maryland's openly-gay senator, squaring off today. >> reporter: he in my heart is my spouse, even though they say that he is, he is my spouse and everything else. but to the law, he remains an illegal stranger to me. >> i want to go on record this morning in opposition to this bill. and the reason is that marriage really is designed for people who love each other and who want to have children. >> reporter: a lot of passion today at stake, whether maryland will join five five other states, allowing same-sex marriage a preliminary version of this bill passed yesterday with a very narrow three-vote margin. opponents have not been able to filibuster that today, indicating that the margin is likely to hold. as i said, expecting to vote on the senate within the next couple of hours. reporting live in anap sis, scott broom, 9news now. >> all right, scott, thank you. >>> fairfax county police have arrested a pair of allege thieves who targeted el
so if same-sex marriage clears this hurdle tonight, it is likely to be well on the way to becoming law here in maryland. that hit a high pointer with maryland's openly-gay senator, squaring off today. >> reporter: he in my heart is my spouse, even though they say that he is, he is my spouse and everything else. but to the law, he remains an illegal stranger to me. >> i want to go on record this morning in opposition to this bill. and the reason is that marriage really is designed...
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it was a false alarm but law enforcement is not taking any chances ahead of the holiday weekend. metropolitan police chief cathy lanier: >> we take every event here in washington very serious and our posture remains extremely high for all special fortunates and it will continue for the fourth. >> reporter: last week's department of homeland security bulletin warned of an increased threat of isis-inspired violence over july four. one official said, "there is no specific credible intelligence for an attack" but isis has called for attacks against the military, law enforcement, the u.s. government, and the american public. that's led to beefed up security at airports and landmarks. new york will have an extra 7,000 police patrolling july 4 events and fusion centers very set up to help coordinate information in the event of an attack. in recent weeks, investigators have stepped up arrests taking more than a dozen alleged isis sympathizers into custody including several people in the new york area. in one case, prosecutors say a 20-year-old college student had researched pressure cook
it was a false alarm but law enforcement is not taking any chances ahead of the holiday weekend. metropolitan police chief cathy lanier: >> we take every event here in washington very serious and our posture remains extremely high for all special fortunates and it will continue for the fourth. >> reporter: last week's department of homeland security bulletin warned of an increased threat of isis-inspired violence over july four. one official said, "there is no specific credible...
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what's more, under current law, had he actually been on the watch list this month, no law would have automatically stopped him from making a purchase. th b law bars felons, fugitives, illegal immigrants, or juveniles, for example, from buying guns, but not suspected terrorists. f.b.i. data show that people who were on the terror watch list last year were involved in background checks 244 times, and in 223 of those cases, the firearm purchases went ahead. that's a 91% approval rate. now, in the aftermath of orlando, the presumptive presidential nominees are suggesting the laws need to be toughened. hillary clinton today: >> if you are too dangerous to get on a plane, are you too dangerous to buy a gun. >> reporter: and donald trump tweeted that when he next meets with the national rifle association, he'll talk about "not allowing people on the terrorist watch list or the no-fly list to buy guns." >> senator from connecticut. >> reporter: in congress, senator chri patrick murphy lauh aid filibust legislation. >> have had enough of the ongoing slaughter of innocence and i have had enoug
what's more, under current law, had he actually been on the watch list this month, no law would have automatically stopped him from making a purchase. th b law bars felons, fugitives, illegal immigrants, or juveniles, for example, from buying guns, but not suspected terrorists. f.b.i. data show that people who were on the terror watch list last year were involved in background checks 244 times, and in 223 of those cases, the firearm purchases went ahead. that's a 91% approval rate. now, in the...
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have you ever seen a bipartisan deficit reduction panel have its recommendations passed into law? >> yeah. and even when those things haven't worked perfectly, what we've-- they've had is they have had a significant impact on the direction and the movement on the way this place, the ebb and flow of this place. and so i think what you're going to see is that this-- whether they come out with a specific recommendation, two things have changed, three things. the american people and the people here understand you need to make the tax system fair so everybody pays their fair share. you need to do something about long-term structural entitlements so you can preserve them at the same time make them feasible over the next 30 years. and you need to cut discretionary spending without eating your seed corn so you can't grow the economy through innovation and infrastructure. >> pelley: having watched all of this over the last few weeks, has washington lost its ability to make deals and talk to each other? there has been so much name-calling, so much finger-pointing. >> this is a cycle. this i
have you ever seen a bipartisan deficit reduction panel have its recommendations passed into law? >> yeah. and even when those things haven't worked perfectly, what we've-- they've had is they have had a significant impact on the direction and the movement on the way this place, the ebb and flow of this place. and so i think what you're going to see is that this-- whether they come out with a specific recommendation, two things have changed, three things. the american people and the...
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all because they didn't like one law. >> reporter: nancy cordes is on capitol hill tonight. nancy, the last government shutdown 17 years ago lasted 28 days. is there any progress in ending this one? >> reporter: scott, if anything the parties are more entrenched than we were yesterday. here is the latest twist: within the hour, the house will be voting on a republican plan to restore funding to three areas of the government that got a lot of attention today-- national parks, veterans affairs, and the district of columbia. now, the white house has already threatened to veto that. democrats say you can't pick and choose which parts of the got you want to keep open and which parts you want to close. i asked a tea party republican today how long he feels comfortable keeping the government closedded over obamacare. he said "that's up to leadership," scott. and another said he feels obamacare is worse for the country than a government shutdown. so he feels comfortable standing his ground for now. >> pelley: how united are the republicans in the house on this issue? >> well, we saw
all because they didn't like one law. >> reporter: nancy cordes is on capitol hill tonight. nancy, the last government shutdown 17 years ago lasted 28 days. is there any progress in ending this one? >> reporter: scott, if anything the parties are more entrenched than we were yesterday. here is the latest twist: within the hour, the house will be voting on a republican plan to restore funding to three areas of the government that got a lot of attention today-- national parks,...
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how do we root out racism in our laws and lives. then to go to talk about this additional problem of young men radicalized on the internet which is much broader challenge. >> first you have to acknowledge it. the manifesto pictures yesterday, these are not selfies. someone took those pictures. he's 1 years old he didn't get radicalized yesterday. somewhere in his life this happened. not just one lone whacko not just random violence there is something upped lying it which we have to speak to. >> dickerson: as you think about how these pieces would be put together as michael says, one enduring part of this is going to be the faces of those parishioners who lost their loved ones expressing forgiveness. the pore sis tans of the black church that think were part of it. that church has been turned down twice over, it came back the story of martin ruther king these terrible church bombings, church kept coming back, believed, had faith didn't react violently. this the country is going to build, there it is. that is what you build on. >> dic
how do we root out racism in our laws and lives. then to go to talk about this additional problem of young men radicalized on the internet which is much broader challenge. >> first you have to acknowledge it. the manifesto pictures yesterday, these are not selfies. someone took those pictures. he's 1 years old he didn't get radicalized yesterday. somewhere in his life this happened. not just one lone whacko not just random violence there is something upped lying it which we have to speak...
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by law car makers have to report major problems so they can be fixed. jeff glor found that can often take years. j after defective firestone tires in ford explorers led to 200 reported deaths, in 2000 congress passed the tread act. transportation recall enhancement accountability and documentation. it's a complicated name. required car makers to track and report defects. so the national highway traffic safety administration can order fixes impose fines and potentially file criminal charges. by almost everyone's account, it is not working. >> they were bad from the start. colorado congresswoman diana da get. >> exactly the problem that we were trying to avoid when we passed this law. it seemed to be continuing, it seems to be a pattern that is happening over and over again. >> following firestone and staff material tread, toyota's problem with unintended acceleration. >> we're in trouble. it took years to fully fix. earlier this year, g.m.'s ignition switch recall began, ten years after g.m. first discussed the problem. now takata air bags. they were not
by law car makers have to report major problems so they can be fixed. jeff glor found that can often take years. j after defective firestone tires in ford explorers led to 200 reported deaths, in 2000 congress passed the tread act. transportation recall enhancement accountability and documentation. it's a complicated name. required car makers to track and report defects. so the national highway traffic safety administration can order fixes impose fines and potentially file criminal charges. by...
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and signed into law. and that law protects virginia'scitizens from being subject to health insurance mandates. >> they now have until june 7 to respond to the government's motion. >>> well, it's the ticket paper. hundreds of tickets to the free concert have been stolen. and who is hurt most by this? global teachers. more on who they are going to see coming up. >>> and to get the go ahead to get small businesses hiring again. plus, topper's got the forecast. >> yeah, very nice right now. a beautiful evening across the metro area. we'll take you out with the almanac. you can access this on our website. we're back to 81 and 66 going into the book. 79 and 60 are your averages. those are the record highs and the record lows. we'll talk about the touch of summer rolling in. and a look ahead into the all- important holiday forecast. >>> problems all over the beltway. >> right, our real-time maps are giving you a big picture here for drivers waiting to get home. let's zoom in on the problem. this is 95 southb
and signed into law. and that law protects virginia'scitizens from being subject to health insurance mandates. >> they now have until june 7 to respond to the government's motion. >>> well, it's the ticket paper. hundreds of tickets to the free concert have been stolen. and who is hurt most by this? global teachers. more on who they are going to see coming up. >>> and to get the go ahead to get small businesses hiring again. plus, topper's got the forecast. >>...
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if congress does nothing it welcomes law. he also says that it will -- after that the city will begin to set up regulations. that's when we will know more of how patients can get marijuana. live in the information center, 9 news now and wusa9.com. >>> in other news, free dental care, eye exams and eyeglasses. a free doctor's visit. the founder of one of the most remarkable charities says he is hoping to hold a mass health clinic at the dc armory next month and is looking at the possibility of moving it to prince georges county. the dc health department wants more answers before it approves the medical care plan. they have been getting requests from our area for years to bring the clinic here. >>> right now, we are waiting on a big announcement from metro. possible changes in leadership. scott broom is live outside of the agency's headquarters with the latest. scott? >> that's right. i'm scott broom. coming up, we will try to give us some sort of sense of whose heads might be rolling. we will tell you what we know when we come
if congress does nothing it welcomes law. he also says that it will -- after that the city will begin to set up regulations. that's when we will know more of how patients can get marijuana. live in the information center, 9 news now and wusa9.com. >>> in other news, free dental care, eye exams and eyeglasses. a free doctor's visit. the founder of one of the most remarkable charities says he is hoping to hold a mass health clinic at the dc armory next month and is looking at the...
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law enforct of. >> where are you from? >> the united states. >> reporter: but just last week american mohammed jamal khweis surrendered to kurdish forces in northern iraq. he traveled from the washington, d.c., region the syria to join isis, and he was not known to the f.b.i. >> what you're seeing right now is we're shaking every known bush. you're going to have a number that won't necessarily be on anyone's radar screen, and that's something we do need to be cognizant of. >> reporter: the couple behind december's san bernardino attack was not on the f.b.i.'s radar either. scott, today homeland security sent a bulletin to law enforcement agencies across the country warning of the potential threats from isis. >> pelley: jeff pegues in the washington newsroom. jeff, thanks very much. in a moment, the world honors the latest victims of terror. then - those places change every few months? quicksilver from capital one puts nothing in your way. you simply earn unlimited 1.5% cash back on every purchase, everywhere. you can't dod
law enforct of. >> where are you from? >> the united states. >> reporter: but just last week american mohammed jamal khweis surrendered to kurdish forces in northern iraq. he traveled from the washington, d.c., region the syria to join isis, and he was not known to the f.b.i. >> what you're seeing right now is we're shaking every known bush. you're going to have a number that won't necessarily be on anyone's radar screen, and that's something we do need to be cognizant...
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law today. what's next in the old gun saga. 9 sports lets you know coming up. yyÑ thanks for coming back out. sure. i think you might have hooked it up wrong, though. yea, we're getting way too many channels. no, no. that's -- that's standard. fios also comes with 11,000 free movies and shows on demand per month. ah, standard. gotcha. a certain somebody says "thank you". tell him "he's welcome", but it's still standard. he's happy to be back with his friends. is he? [ male announcer ] hundreds of channels, thousands of movies, and three times more very satisfied customers than comcast. this is beyond cable. this is fios. call the verizon center for customers with disabilities at 800-974-6006 tty/v. so i make them pillsbury toaster strudel. warm, flaky pastry with delicious, sweet filling my kids will love. plus i get box tops for their school. toaster strudel. the one kids want to eat. that, on the list of things kids love, our party pizzas have just passed toy robots. awkward. kids love totino's party pizzas. >>> it's time for 9 sports. >> it has been eight y
law today. what's next in the old gun saga. 9 sports lets you know coming up. yyÑ thanks for coming back out. sure. i think you might have hooked it up wrong, though. yea, we're getting way too many channels. no, no. that's -- that's standard. fios also comes with 11,000 free movies and shows on demand per month. ah, standard. gotcha. a certain somebody says "thank you". tell him "he's welcome", but it's still standard. he's happy to be back with his friends. is he? [ male...
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it is one of the highest standards of intent imposed by law. our decision not to persue federal charges does not condone the shooting and is based solely on the high legal standard. brad brown is vice president of miami-dade's branch of the n.a.a.c.p. in your mind, has there been justice in this case? >> i don't think there's been justice in this case at all. now, that doesn't mean that the legal system didn't work as it is designed to work but it doesn't always bring justice. >> reporter: trayvon martin's parents haven't decided if they'll sue george zimmerman in civil court but they say they will focus on his foundation to ensure his legacy remains alive. scott, he would have turned 20 years old this month. >> pelley: michelle miller reporting for us tonight. michelle, thanks. early this morning in southern california near oxnard, a commuter train hit a truck that was stuck at a crossing and abandoned. no one was killed but 28 of the 51 people on the train were taken to the hospital, and four of them, including the engineer, are now in critic
it is one of the highest standards of intent imposed by law. our decision not to persue federal charges does not condone the shooting and is based solely on the high legal standard. brad brown is vice president of miami-dade's branch of the n.a.a.c.p. in your mind, has there been justice in this case? >> i don't think there's been justice in this case at all. now, that doesn't mean that the legal system didn't work as it is designed to work but it doesn't always bring justice. >>...
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is now in trouble with the law herself. omar villafranca reports. >> reporter: 30-year-old schquana spears wanted to show three of her sons some tough love by whipping them for breaking into a neighbor's home. >> i was being a mother. who loves her kids, who want to protect her kids. and steer them in the right direction. >> reporter: according to police documents, spears struck her 13-year-old son multiple times with an electrical cord. she says it was a belt. the teen had lacerations on his arms and marks across his body. two other sons also had visible injuries. >> i reacted, and i'm the bad guy. like, it's not right. >> reporter: the single mother of six was arrested and could be child cruelty. she lost her job and custody of her kids. many in the community support her actions, including alisa nicholson, the neighbor who was allegedly burglarized. >> you know, her kids done wrong, and she spanked them, or whopped them, and i command her for that. >> reporter: winter applewhite doesn't know spears but paid nearly $400 to
is now in trouble with the law herself. omar villafranca reports. >> reporter: 30-year-old schquana spears wanted to show three of her sons some tough love by whipping them for breaking into a neighbor's home. >> i was being a mother. who loves her kids, who want to protect her kids. and steer them in the right direction. >> reporter: according to police documents, spears struck her 13-year-old son multiple times with an electrical cord. she says it was a belt. the teen had...
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featuring jonathan consultant who helped write the law. last night we showed you the clip in which he said the law passed thanks to "the stupidity of the american voter." well, nancy cordes now on what else he said. >> reporter: the latest clip to surface is from 2011, in it gruber describes how obamacare's authors use deception the describe a new tax on high-end insurance plans to go into effect in 2018. >> the only way we could take it down was first by mislabeling it, calling it a tax on insurance plan rather than people and we all know it's a tax on the people who own the plans. >> reporter: in 2012 he boasted about similar tactics in a bill he helped craft in massachusetts a precursor to obamacare. >> the dirty secret in massachusetts is the feds pay for our bill. in massachusetts, tedñr kennedyo rip off the feds for $400 million a year. >> reporter: gruber wants the stories told to congress.Ñi darrell issa says he'll call gruber before the house government oversight committee as soon as early december. >> have you reached out to hi
featuring jonathan consultant who helped write the law. last night we showed you the clip in which he said the law passed thanks to "the stupidity of the american voter." well, nancy cordes now on what else he said. >> reporter: the latest clip to surface is from 2011, in it gruber describes how obamacare's authors use deception the describe a new tax on high-end insurance plans to go into effect in 2018. >> the only way we could take it down was first by mislabeling it,...
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a federal law enforcement source tells cbs news this is a photo of malik, the photo they are working with. it is the first pwe have seen of her. the attack left 14 people dead. they were among about 80 san bernardino county health department workers who were holding a holiday celebration. homeland security security correspondent jeff pegues begins our coverage. >> reporter: sources tell cbs news, malik's facebook post pledged her allegiance to isis leader abu bakr al-baghdadi. the post was in english and issued under a different name. f.b.i. director james comey: >> the investigation so far has developed indications of radicalization by the killers and of potential inspiration by foreign terrorist organizations. >> reporter: investigators have recovered computers, thumb drives, and other electronic media from the home where malik and her husband, sayed farook, lived with their six-month-old daughter. perhaps the most important find-- two cell phones discovered in a garbage dumpster. f.b.i. assistant director david bowdich says both phones were damaged deliberately. >> those cell phon
a federal law enforcement source tells cbs news this is a photo of malik, the photo they are working with. it is the first pwe have seen of her. the attack left 14 people dead. they were among about 80 san bernardino county health department workers who were holding a holiday celebration. homeland security security correspondent jeff pegues begins our coverage. >> reporter: sources tell cbs news, malik's facebook post pledged her allegiance to isis leader abu bakr al-baghdadi. the post...
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which allows concealed permit holders to carry in places unless otherwise prohibited by law. virginia tech bans open carrying on campus and officials there think they are legally sound. lesli? >> pegfy, thank you for that. >>> a father tonight is convinced his ex-wife planned to kill him too but he never turned up at the kensington home where she killed her 13- year-old son and waited a day before killing herself. bruce leshan has been talking to jamie barnhard about the death of his wife and beloved son ben. it breaks your heart to hear him. >> the tears really hit you. jamie is convinced his ex-wife just lost it when montgomery county public schools refused to send ben back to a special ed treatment program in north carolina. ben had spent the previous year at well spring academy. the kids there struggling with their weight profiled on "too fat fighting back." his mom was a psychiatrist and she was convinced ben was bullied in the public schools and she could not see him going back there so she allegedly shot her own 13-year-old son then waited a day, possibly for herb ex t
which allows concealed permit holders to carry in places unless otherwise prohibited by law. virginia tech bans open carrying on campus and officials there think they are legally sound. lesli? >> pegfy, thank you for that. >>> a father tonight is convinced his ex-wife planned to kill him too but he never turned up at the kensington home where she killed her 13- year-old son and waited a day before killing herself. bruce leshan has been talking to jamie barnhard about the death of...
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as the president signs the controversial law increasing america's debt, the economy continues to slide. we have norah o'donnell at the white house and hand thon mason on wall street, nancy cordes reports on the most surprising vote in washington, gabby giffords back in the capitol after the attempted assassination. images of a humanitarian disaster come in, as potentially millions of people face starvation. and in america, byron pitts has one woman's fight to end hunger among children here at home. captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley reporting from washington. >> pelley: good evening. president obama today signed the compromise law that keeps the government from defaulting on its debts, but the financial markets which had been so rattled by the possibility of default found something else to worry about today. there is new evidence that the economic recovery is in trouble. and that sent skok prices plunging. the dow closed down 265 points. the index which was closing in on 13,000 in the spring fell below 12,000 today. and the s&p 500 has now give
as the president signs the controversial law increasing america's debt, the economy continues to slide. we have norah o'donnell at the white house and hand thon mason on wall street, nancy cordes reports on the most surprising vote in washington, gabby giffords back in the capitol after the attempted assassination. images of a humanitarian disaster come in, as potentially millions of people face starvation. and in america, byron pitts has one woman's fight to end hunger among children here at...
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federal law enforcement could lose 3700 agents. federal prisons could lay off nearly 7,000 corrections officers. 1200 fewer faa air traffic controllers could lead to more flight cancellations and delays affecting more than a million air travelers. >> playing games with people's lives and people don't have much respect for congressmen, i don't think. >> also on the table, a 25% cut in customs and border patrol agents. a decrease in 600 food inspectors. potentially leading to more food born illnesses. >> i think communities across the united states need to get together, organize, and put new people into congress. we are going to do what we voted them to do. >> the browns no longer worry about the future of their children, niece, and nephews, but the outlook for their parents. >> i have to worry about my mother's retirement, my father. and things are bad. >> it is bad and it will be even tougher to extend payroll tax cuts, unemployment benefits and other tax breaks set to expire early next year. these are all viewed as important econo
federal law enforcement could lose 3700 agents. federal prisons could lay off nearly 7,000 corrections officers. 1200 fewer faa air traffic controllers could lead to more flight cancellations and delays affecting more than a million air travelers. >> playing games with people's lives and people don't have much respect for congressmen, i don't think. >> also on the table, a 25% cut in customs and border patrol agents. a decrease in 600 food inspectors. potentially leading to more...
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and people here-- i did corporate law, and people who do corp rate law say that's the worst, the lower of the low, you're evil. you kill kittens. i was like, we would outsource that. ( laughter ) can i ask you guys something? >> yeah! >> how do the people who make vaseline make any money? i have had the same tube of vaseline, right, right? the guy with the glasses, am i right? my vaseline was handed down to me by my grandfather in a will. you've never heard this phrase uttered in the history of mankind-- "hone, i'm going out to get more vaseline." you could go through 50,000 to find one empty container of vas line. one time i almost threw my vaseline out. i was like, "i don't recognize these fingerprints. i think my wife is cheating on me. aw, screw it." ( cheers and applause ) i was at cosco, and there was, like, a 90-year-old guy who had a shopping cart filled with nothing but, like, 40 cans of progresso soup, nothing but 40 cans-- eye 90-year-old guy, 40 cans of soup. i'm looking at that and i'm like, ah, that's optimistic. you want to laugh. thereto out. i can feel it. you gotta le
and people here-- i did corporate law, and people who do corp rate law say that's the worst, the lower of the low, you're evil. you kill kittens. i was like, we would outsource that. ( laughter ) can i ask you guys something? >> yeah! >> how do the people who make vaseline make any money? i have had the same tube of vaseline, right, right? the guy with the glasses, am i right? my vaseline was handed down to me by my grandfather in a will. you've never heard this phrase uttered in...
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that is the largest federal law enforcement agency with 45,000 agents. here's anna werner. >> reporter: for eight years james tom shack handled sexual misconduct investigations as the chief of internal affairs at u.s. customs and border protection, and what he saudis turned him. between 2012 and 2014, he found there was a spike of more than 35 sexual misconduct cases against agents, a rate he says was significantly higher than in other law enforcement agencies. what was your reaction to that? >> a problem that i believed was a significant and serious problem was perhaps even worse than i thought it was. >> reporter: so last april tomsheck e-mailed his boss, the head of the agency, commissioner gil kerlikowske, about the disturbing and disproportionate number of cases in the agency's workforce. >>what response did you receive? >> i did not receive a response. >> reporter: a cbs news investigation found in the last six years at least 21 customs or border patrol agents have been indicted or plead guilty to sexual offenses both on and off duty, ranging from
that is the largest federal law enforcement agency with 45,000 agents. here's anna werner. >> reporter: for eight years james tom shack handled sexual misconduct investigations as the chief of internal affairs at u.s. customs and border protection, and what he saudis turned him. between 2012 and 2014, he found there was a spike of more than 35 sexual misconduct cases against agents, a rate he says was significantly higher than in other law enforcement agencies. what was your reaction to...
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. >> reporter: a law enforcement source says omar mateen's wife, noor, seen here with her head covered, is telling f.b.i. investigators she tried to stop her husband from committing the attack. investigators have interviewed her twice and given her a polygraph test. she told them the couple had been to the club before. club patron vim jan horn said mateefns a regular. >> he used to come in the bar on the weekends sometimes, he would be there. sometimes heou weeks and be in again. >> reporter: investigators now believe that mateen was in the general area of pulse for several hours before entering the club at about 2:00 a.m. and launching the attack. authoritieses are trying to piece together all of his movements in the days and weeks before the mass shooting. they believe that he had also cased disney world, once in april with his wife and earlier this month, visits likely captured by a vast security network at the resort. after reviewing frefs mateen's cell phone and computer, investigators concluded he had been inspired by radical islamist ideology. in 2013, while mateefns an armed se
. >> reporter: a law enforcement source says omar mateen's wife, noor, seen here with her head covered, is telling f.b.i. investigators she tried to stop her husband from committing the attack. investigators have interviewed her twice and given her a polygraph test. she told them the couple had been to the club before. club patron vim jan horn said mateefns a regular. >> he used to come in the bar on the weekends sometimes, he would be there. sometimes heou weeks and be in again....
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penceys sa he complied with indiana law. coming up next on the cbs evening news, 3d scanners promise better airport security and shorter lines. lder people when they actually did start saving. this gap between when we should start saving and when we actually do is one of the reasons why too many of us aren't prepared for retirement. just start as early as you can. it's going to pay off in the future. if we all start saving a little more today, we'll all be better prepared tomorrow. prudential. bring your challenges. you need one of these. you wouldn't put up with an umbrella that covers you part way, so when it comes to pain relievers, aleve, live whole not part. tell you what, i'll give it to you for half off. you totanobody's hurt, new car. but there will still be pain. it comes when your insurance company says they'll only pay three-quarters of what it takes to replace it. what are you supposed to do? drive three-quarters of a car? now if you had liberty mutual new car replacement
penceys sa he complied with indiana law. coming up next on the cbs evening news, 3d scanners promise better airport security and shorter lines. lder people when they actually did start saving. this gap between when we should start saving and when we actually do is one of the reasons why too many of us aren't prepared for retirement. just start as early as you can. it's going to pay off in the future. if we all start saving a little more today, we'll all be better prepared tomorrow. prudential....
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opponents of the new law say that it will go too far. eliminating some of the rules that were put in place to protect the investors after the bubble bust in the 90s. but the white house, they insist that the investors will still have the protection. >> the websites where folks, they will go to fund all these start-ups and the small businesses, they will be subject to rigorous oversight. and the fcc will play an important role in implementing this bill. >> reporter: it will be unclear how many new jobs that the new law will create. and in this month, the house had vote on the 20% tax aimed at helping 22 million small businesses here in the u.s. back to you. >> all right. >>> they published a study showing the number of start up businesses declined last year. they hope that it will help turn the trend around this year. >>> well, the maryland lawmakers are getting closer and closer to passing their state budgets. today, they sat down, trying to work out the issues for you and between each houses and the proposals. one issue remains though.
opponents of the new law say that it will go too far. eliminating some of the rules that were put in place to protect the investors after the bubble bust in the 90s. but the white house, they insist that the investors will still have the protection. >> the websites where folks, they will go to fund all these start-ups and the small businesses, they will be subject to rigorous oversight. and the fcc will play an important role in implementing this bill. >> reporter: it will be...
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. >> reporter: in january she was laid off from her job at a new york law firm. her $420 weekly unemployment check is the only way she can pay her rent. the checks end this month, and she is angry that congress did not extend her benefits. >> i've been paying taxes. i helped the banks bail out and i figure i need help. why should i be overlooked. >> reporter: late last year the government extended unemployment benefits from 26 weeks to 99 weeks but worried about costs, republicans in congress are blocking efforts to keep that extension in place. so by the end of july, 3.2 million people would no longer be getting an unemployment check. at a packed unemployment office in glendale, california, today, dominic lucas worried about how he'll support his son once his benefits end. >> what do you do? you know, your hands are tied behind your back and someone is threatening to shoot you, that's how it feels. >> reporter: here's the larger problem: consumer spending is needed for the economy to recover. with millions of americans losing their unemployment checks and their
. >> reporter: in january she was laid off from her job at a new york law firm. her $420 weekly unemployment check is the only way she can pay her rent. the checks end this month, and she is angry that congress did not extend her benefits. >> i've been paying taxes. i helped the banks bail out and i figure i need help. why should i be overlooked. >> reporter: late last year the government extended unemployment benefits from 26 weeks to 99 weeks but worried about costs,...
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prince george's counties' chief law enforcement officer. his wife leslie has just been elected to a four-year term as a county council member but now we learn the fbi has been investigating shakedowns by johnson at least since the start of his second term. sources say the latest allegations revolve around a massive development near the green belt metro station. going back two years investigators have been looking at shakedowns of developers interested in green belt station. this year, a new carollton developer sued prince george's county alleging johnson and his allies. despite the allegations of checks down the toilet and money stuffed underwear his spokesman insists that johnson has been a good leader for the county. >> he brought a lot of development and a lot of jobs to this county. and brought a lot of pride here. jack johnson is, if not the greatest, but one of the greatest county executives and local politicians there are in the washington region. and his record speaks for that. >> reporter: again, you heard at the news conference fr
prince george's counties' chief law enforcement officer. his wife leslie has just been elected to a four-year term as a county council member but now we learn the fbi has been investigating shakedowns by johnson at least since the start of his second term. sources say the latest allegations revolve around a massive development near the green belt metro station. going back two years investigators have been looking at shakedowns of developers interested in green belt station. this year, a new...
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law enforcement sources say he came here today with the intention of conducting a suicide attack. the suspect was arrested this morning in this underground parking garage about one block from the u.s. capitol. i,-year-old amine al-khalifi, according to court documents, was wearing a vest contain what is al-khalifi believed to be a functioning bomb and carrying a mac 10 automatic weapon. the f.b.i. says his plan has been to walk to a garage to the capitol entrance, shoot capitol police officers who tried to block his way, enter the building while shooting more people, then detonate the suicide vest. officials say he had conducted surveillance of the capitol on multiple occasions to identify when it was busiest so he could kill as many people as possible. in fact, though, for months el-khalifi, who lived in nearby virginia, had been the subject of an intensive f.b.i. sting operation. he was under a round-the-clock surveillance. officials say at no time was the public in any danger. the vest and gun had been given to him by undercover f.b.i. operatives and charging documents say both
law enforcement sources say he came here today with the intention of conducting a suicide attack. the suspect was arrested this morning in this underground parking garage about one block from the u.s. capitol. i,-year-old amine al-khalifi, according to court documents, was wearing a vest contain what is al-khalifi believed to be a functioning bomb and carrying a mac 10 automatic weapon. the f.b.i. says his plan has been to walk to a garage to the capitol entrance, shoot capitol police officers...
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laws, transportation, international travel. a lot of different topics. >> reporter: in a relatively short period of time. >> maximum, five days. >> do you have a place like this at home? >> reporter: what they lack in practical skills, kauffman said, won't prevent them from succeeding. >> many have strong family values. they take care of their children this they value education. these things will be useful in the united states. >> reporter: i would like to have a better opportunity for my family, muhammad told us. i hope for a better life, and equality. >> hello! welcome! >> reporter: today, he and his family took their first steps toward that american dream. seth doan, cbs news, thailand. >> the most generous country on earth. that's the "cbs evening news" for tonight. for all of us at cbs news all around the world, good night. captioning sponsored by cbs captioned by media access >>> this is 9news now. >> tonight, five people and a dog are dead in oxen hill. victims of the silent, odorless killer. their body found inside a ho
laws, transportation, international travel. a lot of different topics. >> reporter: in a relatively short period of time. >> maximum, five days. >> do you have a place like this at home? >> reporter: what they lack in practical skills, kauffman said, won't prevent them from succeeding. >> many have strong family values. they take care of their children this they value education. these things will be useful in the united states. >> reporter: i would like to...
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charles franklin of marquette university law has been keeping patterns for years. why did trump win? >> i think fundamentally he broke through with groups of voters that republicans had not managed to win or mobilize enough in previous elections. >> reporter: franklin says another big factor in president-elect trump's surprising wisconsin victory is that many democratic voters simply stayed home. in milwaukee county, secretary clinton got almost 50,000 fewer votes than president obama in 2012. >> the clinton campaign was operations and get-out-the-vote efforts. they weren't able to pull that off. >> reporter: franklin says another reason all the pollsters got it wrong is that 16% of wisconsin voters made up their minds in the very last week before election day. and, scott, they broke for mr. trump by about two to one. >> pelley: chip reid for us tonight. chip, thanks. in iraq, isis militants shot and iraq's second largest city. tuesday, the iraqi military found 100 bodies in a mass grave, many decapitated, some children. the u.s.-backed assault to free mosul is sim
charles franklin of marquette university law has been keeping patterns for years. why did trump win? >> i think fundamentally he broke through with groups of voters that republicans had not managed to win or mobilize enough in previous elections. >> reporter: franklin says another big factor in president-elect trump's surprising wisconsin victory is that many democratic voters simply stayed home. in milwaukee county, secretary clinton got almost 50,000 fewer votes than president...
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set that tone from the very beginning. >> reporter: note that the vice president-elect said all the laws will be followed, but there are no laws on conflict of interest regarding the president or vice president. by the way, scott, that photo of mr. trump with his indian business partners, it's since been deleted. >> pelley: anna werner at trump tower on manhattan's fifth avenue. anna, thank you. late today police in texas made an arrest in the murder of a while writing a traffic ticket. police believe that surveillance video shows the suspect at police headquarters before the shooting. this was one of four attacks on police yesterday. officers were shot and wounded in st. louis and the kansas city suburb and in sanibel, florida. 60 cops have been killed in the u.s. this year. that is nearly double last year's total. in syria, the assad with the help of russia is completing the bloody destruction of its largest cty. rebel-held eastern aleppo is shuddering as bombs rain down with no place to treat the wounded. we have more on this now from elizabeth palmer. >> reporter: after each air stri
set that tone from the very beginning. >> reporter: note that the vice president-elect said all the laws will be followed, but there are no laws on conflict of interest regarding the president or vice president. by the way, scott, that photo of mr. trump with his indian business partners, it's since been deleted. >> pelley: anna werner at trump tower on manhattan's fifth avenue. anna, thank you. late today police in texas made an arrest in the murder of a while writing a traffic...
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. >>> we have word that zach johnson can no longer practice law in the state of maryland. the court of appeals disbarred the former prince georges county executive. he was sentenced last month to more than seven years in prison for extortion. he's expected to report to prison by next friday. his wife, lesli, also faces jail time in the corruption case. the former councilwoman will serve her one year and a day sentence in march. >>> a bill that will require virginia voters to show an id or cast a provisional ballot. it's now headed to the house floor. under this proposed law, voters without an id card would sign an affidavit that they are who they say they are before they can cast a provisional ballot. election officials would then review the ballot and decide if it should be counted. supporters say this is going to ensure the integrity of elections, but there's no evidence of voter fraud to show we need this and it would discourage minority in virginia. >>> mitt romney and newt gingrich have three days left to court florida's voters before this key primary and their immigr
. >>> we have word that zach johnson can no longer practice law in the state of maryland. the court of appeals disbarred the former prince georges county executive. he was sentenced last month to more than seven years in prison for extortion. he's expected to report to prison by next friday. his wife, lesli, also faces jail time in the corruption case. the former councilwoman will serve her one year and a day sentence in march. >>> a bill that will require virginia voters to...
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that might indicate a possible payment data breach and we're working with our banking partners and law enforcement to investigate." the possible data theft was first reported by brian krebs, the same security blogger who uncovered the breach at target of 40 million debit and credit card account. it took months before the retailer fully understood and disclosed the scale of the hack. sally greenberg is executive director of the national consumer's league. >> we can't continue to have situation where's consumers find out in dribs and drabs over a prolonged period of time that their data may have been compromised. that's why we need to all agree on a national data breach information standard which says these are the steps you have to take if your company's data may have been breached. >> reporter: almost half of all adults in the u.s. have been affect the by data breaches in the past year. most states have their own laws governing how companies notify customers after a cyber attack, but there is no uniform national standard. efforts to pass one stalled in congress this year. what's more l
that might indicate a possible payment data breach and we're working with our banking partners and law enforcement to investigate." the possible data theft was first reported by brian krebs, the same security blogger who uncovered the breach at target of 40 million debit and credit card account. it took months before the retailer fully understood and disclosed the scale of the hack. sally greenberg is executive director of the national consumer's league. >> we can't continue to have...
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they are looking to see if that law violates civil rights. what do you think about their brand new law? would it be an effective way to modern that? or would it be some remain sense of the nazi germany with them looking at your papers? share your thoughts with mailbag@wusa9.com. >>> a march called the trail of greens has arrived it in our area. the march is made up of four young immigrants walking from florida to dc from the immigration reform. tonight, the neighborhood of alexandria, hosting a welcome celebration to embrace the young activist and their mission and to gavel noise the community to partis -- galvanize the community to participate. >>> wal-mart is facing a lawsuit to cost them billions of dollars tonight. today, they cleared the way for a huge class-action lawsuit, accusing the retailer of gender discrimination. the plaintiff says that it stands from the way wal-mart pays their female employees. wal-mart has seriously fought that two cents since it z was first filed nine years ago. >>> well still ahead, barring some sparing, i s
they are looking to see if that law violates civil rights. what do you think about their brand new law? would it be an effective way to modern that? or would it be some remain sense of the nazi germany with them looking at your papers? share your thoughts with mailbag@wusa9.com. >>> a march called the trail of greens has arrived it in our area. the march is made up of four young immigrants walking from florida to dc from the immigration reform. tonight, the neighborhood of alexandria,...
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think it's going to impact me a lot more than it will impact a lot of the people who are making the laws right now. >> reporter: another high school senior, jack korb, likes that paul is a libertarian and antiwar. >> he believes in liberty, the noninterventionist foreign policy and i believe that's very important. >> reporter: this may seem unlikely, scott, but tonight young voters are a major part of ron paul's base. >> pelley: wyatt, thanks very much. latest polls show paul could come in second here and, of all the candidates, paul's proposals would be some of the most radical changes modern america has ever seen. we spoke with him today about how he would govern, and we started with how paul would have handled the financial crisis. >> the most important thing that should have been done is no bailouts. absolutely no bailouts. the worst thing that could have happened is what we did. >> pelley: there are many people who believe that if the federal reserve hadn't acted and the government hadn't acted, instead of a terrible recession we would have had the great depression two. >> it would
think it's going to impact me a lot more than it will impact a lot of the people who are making the laws right now. >> reporter: another high school senior, jack korb, likes that paul is a libertarian and antiwar. >> he believes in liberty, the noninterventionist foreign policy and i believe that's very important. >> reporter: this may seem unlikely, scott, but tonight young voters are a major part of ron paul's base. >> pelley: wyatt, thanks very much. latest polls show...
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mcdonnell was 34, married and attending pat robertson's law school. and what did the thesis say about women? a lot... abortion should be outlawed and birth control should be restricted-- even for married adults. then as a legislator he introduced 35 bills to restrict a woman's right to choose. learn more. i'm creigh deeds, candidate for governor, and my campaign sponsored this ad. >>> parents may be stunned that the vaccine for h1n1 will require two shots. but also the regular shot will require two shots. this doctor's office is seeing many parents bringing their children in to be vaccinated against the seasonal flu and urging parents to do the same thing for h1n1. >> when your child gets the flu, they will be out of school for a week. some children even longer, if they get a secondary infection. not only do you not want to put your child at risk for a serious complication, you also want them to be in school. >> this local doctor's office says they have seen 30 cases of h1n1. providers are expected to receive a new vaccine by mid october. children six
mcdonnell was 34, married and attending pat robertson's law school. and what did the thesis say about women? a lot... abortion should be outlawed and birth control should be restricted-- even for married adults. then as a legislator he introduced 35 bills to restrict a woman's right to choose. learn more. i'm creigh deeds, candidate for governor, and my campaign sponsored this ad. >>> parents may be stunned that the vaccine for h1n1 will require two shots. but also the regular shot...
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gillette alabama law is being challenged by the federal government. the federal appeals court has held up enforcement of some part of the law waiting for lawyers to make their arguments. three american college students arrested this week during the deadly protests in cairo were questioned again tonight by egyptian authorities. an official from the u.s. embassy was present this time. the streets of tyro were a battle zone again today. huges are demanding they give up power immediately. elizabeth palmer is right in the middle of this. >> reporter: on the fifth day of violence, a group of protesters up a side street skirmish with police who fired volleys of choking tear gas while just yards away in tahrir square itself, among the huge crowds of temstraighters, makeshift field hospitals are growing large tore cope with the constant flow of casualties. we saw one body being loaded into an ambulance. more than 30 protesters are thought to have died so far. the demonstrators are furious with egypt's ruling military council who they say has botched its role a
gillette alabama law is being challenged by the federal government. the federal appeals court has held up enforcement of some part of the law waiting for lawyers to make their arguments. three american college students arrested this week during the deadly protests in cairo were questioned again tonight by egyptian authorities. an official from the u.s. embassy was present this time. the streets of tyro were a battle zone again today. huges are demanding they give up power immediately. elizabeth...
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. >> reporter: documents released tonight say omar mn college class at a florida law enforcement school in 2007. when the virginia tech shooting happened days later, a supervisor recommended he be kicked out saying mateen's behavior "is at best extremely disturbing." prior to the orlando shooting, an official tells cbs news mateen was active on dating sites, searching for both men and women. he tried to meet gay men and was forthcoming about being married. investigators are finding more evidence mateen had a history of erratic behavior. his academic records note behavioral problems including a lack of self-discipline and self-control and that he lacks remorse. >> didn't really have too many friends. >> reporter: high school classmate robert zirkle remembers being on a school bus with mateen on 9/11. >> like, when he came up the stairs, he was acting like a plane, he had his arms out, he was, like, making a plane noise. and he made, like, a boom sound, like an explosion type ofou laughing about it, like it was a joke or something. and he did that a few times more on the bus. like, when t
. >> reporter: documents released tonight say omar mn college class at a florida law enforcement school in 2007. when the virginia tech shooting happened days later, a supervisor recommended he be kicked out saying mateen's behavior "is at best extremely disturbing." prior to the orlando shooting, an official tells cbs news mateen was active on dating sites, searching for both men and women. he tried to meet gay men and was forthcoming about being married. investigators are...
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but the law still requires transadjourned people to use public restrooms corresponding with the sex on their birth certificate. david begnaud is in raleigh. >> as mark twain says it's never wrong to do the right thing. >> reporter: two weekes after he voted for the bill, democratic state representative billy richardson says he wants the law repealed. >> i was wrong when i voted the way i did, and it was incumbent on me to stand up as a man and say i was wrong and fix it. >> shame, shame, shame. >> reporter: h.b.-2 has provoke aid storm of criticism from gay, lesbian, and trand discriminated against them. social conservatives have been vocal in their support, but it has had an immediate impact on the state's bottom line. businesses in the capital of raleigh have already lost more than $700,000 from canceled events, another 16 groups are considering cancellations worth about $24 million, according to the state's tourist board. deutsche bank and paypal have frozen their plans to create 650 new jobs. as the fallout continues, governor pat mccrory is trying to defuse the protest with his ex
but the law still requires transadjourned people to use public restrooms corresponding with the sex on their birth certificate. david begnaud is in raleigh. >> as mark twain says it's never wrong to do the right thing. >> reporter: two weekes after he voted for the bill, democratic state representative billy richardson says he wants the law repealed. >> i was wrong when i voted the way i did, and it was incumbent on me to stand up as a man and say i was wrong and fix it....
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but that law is being challenged as unconstitutional. today a panel of federal judges in atlanta weighed in on the most controversial parts of the law. the law requires schools to check the immigration status of students. the judges have suspended that. the law requires legal immigrants to carry papers proving their legal status. the judges suspended that, too. but the provision that allows police to detain anyone they suspect is illegal, the court let that stand. the law took effect six weeks ago and has had swift and dramatic effects in alabama, so we asked mark strassmann to show us what it all means. >> reporter: liz betancourt is scared to leave the house in florence, alabama. >> i'm illegal. i'm not from here. >> reporter: her family moved from mexico to the u.s. when liz was an infant. she's now 19 but has never applied for citizenship or a green card. under the state's new law, if she's picked up by police, she could be deported and during that process-- which can take months-- there's no legal guaranty her daughter born in alaba
but that law is being challenged as unconstitutional. today a panel of federal judges in atlanta weighed in on the most controversial parts of the law. the law requires schools to check the immigration status of students. the judges have suspended that. the law requires legal immigrants to carry papers proving their legal status. the judges suspended that, too. but the provision that allows police to detain anyone they suspect is illegal, the court let that stand. the law took effect six weeks...
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the last thing law enforcement wants is a confrontation. the last thing the state of north dakota wants is a confrontation. >> reporter: the camps block construction of a nearly 1200-mile pipeline that would carry crude oil from the baken oil field to illinois. builders want to tunnel under the missouri river. the native americans say if there was ever a leak, it would pollute a tribal lifelineat also provides drinking water to millions of americans downstream. the protesters have come here from reservations across the u.s. and neither side shows any sign of giving in. barry petersen, cbs news, near cannonball, north dakota. >> pelley: coming up on the cbs evening news tonight, a student charged with serial sex assault. did he keep a notebook of potential victims? canines in need. and an experimental birth control for men, simple as a shot. looking to save with a medicare prescription drug plan? at unitedhealthcare, we offer three plans- -including one that's brand new for 2017: the aarp medicarerx walgreens plan it features $0 co-pays, low
the last thing law enforcement wants is a confrontation. the last thing the state of north dakota wants is a confrontation. >> reporter: the camps block construction of a nearly 1200-mile pipeline that would carry crude oil from the baken oil field to illinois. builders want to tunnel under the missouri river. the native americans say if there was ever a leak, it would pollute a tribal lifelineat also provides drinking water to millions of americans downstream. the protesters have come...
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law enforcement since 9/11. police say that a lone gunman angry about resent police shootings of -- recent police shootings of black men opened fire on officers as they guarded a peaceful demonstration against the killings in minnesota and during an hours-long standoff, the gunman told police he was targeting white officers. 12 officers were shot. five were killed. seven were wounded. cell phone video captured the me the gunmen and engaged them in a firefight. seconds later, the officer was hit, and the gunman fled. the shooting started at about 8:45 p.m. central time just as the peaceful protest was ending. chants turned to screams as the crowd ran for cover. eyewitnesses reported shots coming from above. >> we started telling people to go back that way. >> we have a guy with a long rifle -- we don't know where the hell he's at. we've got one more shooter out here. >> there's one on the wall with the rif
law enforcement since 9/11. police say that a lone gunman angry about resent police shootings of -- recent police shootings of black men opened fire on officers as they guarded a peaceful demonstration against the killings in minnesota and during an hours-long standoff, the gunman told police he was targeting white officers. 12 officers were shot. five were killed. seven were wounded. cell phone video captured the me the gunmen and engaged them in a firefight. seconds later, the officer was...
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the health care law gives us powerful tools to fight it. we're cracking down on medicare fraud. to investigate it prosecute it and stop criminals our senior medicare patrol volunteers are teaching seniors across the country to stop, spot and report fraud you can help guard your medicare card don't give out your card number over the phone call to report any suspected fraud we're cracking down on medicare fraud let's make medicare stronger for all of us . >> pelley: the labor department said today that the u.s. economy added 142,000 jobs last month. that's considered weak and far fewer than expected. the unemployment rate held steady at 5.1%. wall street took the hiring slowdown as a sign that the fed will hold off increasing interest rates, and so the dow was up 200 points. therthere was a gas explosion ty atop a high rise in miami. the explosion was in the penthouse boiler room on the 33rd floor. six people were hurt, including two firemen. debris from the explosion landed on the beach. the cause still under investigation. steve hartman "on the road" coming next. that's where at
the health care law gives us powerful tools to fight it. we're cracking down on medicare fraud. to investigate it prosecute it and stop criminals our senior medicare patrol volunteers are teaching seniors across the country to stop, spot and report fraud you can help guard your medicare card don't give out your card number over the phone call to report any suspected fraud we're cracking down on medicare fraud let's make medicare stronger for all of us . >> pelley: the labor department...
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is owned by businessman greg conigliaro and his brother-in-law barry cadden, a pharmacist. along with his extended family, conigliaro operates 12 companies, four of them, including a company that recycles foam insulation, are run from the same complex as the n.e.c.c. we reached out to the n.e.c.c. for comment and they replied with an e-mail saying that they are cooperating with state and federal officials but that they would not address the specific allegations made by the employees we spoke with. seth doane, cbs news, boston. >> pelley: 25 t.s.a. workers at newark liberty airport in new jersey are being fired and 19 others are being suspended. security cameras showed that they weren't checking the luggage properly and, in some cases, they failed to open bags that had been flagged by x-ray machines. newark, of course, is one of the airports where the 9/11 hijackers boarded a plane. a sunscreen that can lead to serious burns is the subject of a major recall. we'll have that next. ecipes? just begin with america's favorite soups. bring out chicken broccoli alfredo. or best-ev
is owned by businessman greg conigliaro and his brother-in-law barry cadden, a pharmacist. along with his extended family, conigliaro operates 12 companies, four of them, including a company that recycles foam insulation, are run from the same complex as the n.e.c.c. we reached out to the n.e.c.c. for comment and they replied with an e-mail saying that they are cooperating with state and federal officials but that they would not address the specific allegations made by the employees we spoke...
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he was referring to a russian law that restricts gay rights. there was a surprise in washington today that may mean the end of immigration reform. surprising, because last week, both parties were optimistic that the one thing that would pass this year would be enhancements to border security and a plan for 11 million illegal residents to work toward legal status. republican house speaker john boehner was among those most encouraged until today. here's nancy cordes. >> reporter: immigration reform has always been a tough sell with house republicans, but house speaker john boehner argued today that if the push for reform fails, it will be the president's fault. >> listen, there's widespread doubt about whether this administration can be trusted to enforce our laws, and it's going to be difficult to move any immigration legislation until that changes. >> reporter: it was a surprising about-face for the republican leadership. just last week, house budget care, paul ryan, told scott pelley that immigration reform was one of the party's top prioritie
he was referring to a russian law that restricts gay rights. there was a surprise in washington today that may mean the end of immigration reform. surprising, because last week, both parties were optimistic that the one thing that would pass this year would be enhancements to border security and a plan for 11 million illegal residents to work toward legal status. republican house speaker john boehner was among those most encouraged until today. here's nancy cordes. >> reporter:...
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he can veto the bill, sign it into law, or do nothing at all. and, scott, if the governor does north the bill automatically becomes law july 1. >> pelley: david begnaud, thanks. comedian and actor garry shandling died suddenly today in los angeles. he was best known for playing a neurotic tv talk show host on the "garry shandling show" in the 1990s. he was 66. there is no word yet on the cause of his death and wll be back in a moment. lowers bad cholesterol. crestor is not for people with liver disease, or women who are nursing,pregnant, or may become pregnant. tell your doctor all medicines you take. call your doctor if you have muscle pain or weakness; feel unusually tired; have loss of appetite, upper belly pain, dark urine or yellowing of skin or eyes. these could be signs of serious side effects. ask for the crestor $3 card. ask your doctor about crestor. when age-related macular have degeneration, amd we came up with a plan to help reduce my risk of progression. and everywhere i look... i'm reminded to
he can veto the bill, sign it into law, or do nothing at all. and, scott, if the governor does north the bill automatically becomes law july 1. >> pelley: david begnaud, thanks. comedian and actor garry shandling died suddenly today in los angeles. he was best known for playing a neurotic tv talk show host on the "garry shandling show" in the 1990s. he was 66. there is no word yet on the cause of his death and wll be back in a moment. lowers bad cholesterol. crestor is not for...
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leaders would be in violation of federal law by keeping all workers on the job. you prepared to get arrested if it comes to that? >> yes. >> reporter: in yet another twist the chief financial officer for the district says he will not violate the law by authorizing payment for all those city workers. >> i will follow the lead of the attorney general in terms of making sure that we do everything legally. >> reporter: let's face it. what this is really about is the continuing battle for full citizenship for d.c. residents. as a sign in front of the wilson building points out, $3.5 billion is what d.c. residents pay in federal taxes every year and they don't have states' rights. they don't have voting rights in the house and senate. >> we're talking about rights for the taxpayers money. >> reporter: it will be up to the d.c. leaders to determine if d.c. leaders are violating federal law and maybe for the congress to decide if there will be consequences. >> mayor gray says while congress has ultimate authority over the district's budget, 6 billion of those dollars are
leaders would be in violation of federal law by keeping all workers on the job. you prepared to get arrested if it comes to that? >> yes. >> reporter: in yet another twist the chief financial officer for the district says he will not violate the law by authorizing payment for all those city workers. >> i will follow the lead of the attorney general in terms of making sure that we do everything legally. >> reporter: let's face it. what this is really about is the...
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will follow the law. and in cases where there's a removal order, of course we would execute it. >> how much concern do you have about separating families in deportations? >> as a human traumatic for folks. but i will also say that the rule of law is something that america is built on. but this seems to be the one area where the narrative about separating families sort of gets a little bit ratcheted up. >> well, you can understand why. >> well, i can. but i would suggest that every person who has come to the united states illegally just like if i went somewhere and resided in violation of law i could expect at some point that sovereign country to want to remove me. >> we're rounding them up in a very humane way, in a very nice way. and they're going to be happy because they want to be legalized. >> reporter: before the election candidate trump told us he would deport all of an estimated 11 million illegal immigrants. >> and by the way, i know it doesn't sound nice. but not everything is nice. >> reporter:
will follow the law. and in cases where there's a removal order, of course we would execute it. >> how much concern do you have about separating families in deportations? >> as a human traumatic for folks. but i will also say that the rule of law is something that america is built on. but this seems to be the one area where the narrative about separating families sort of gets a little bit ratcheted up. >> well, you can understand why. >> well, i can. but i would suggest...
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make it unambiguous that this kind of behavior is illegal. >> we should not be shielding congress from laws that apply to other americans. >> reporter: before the "60 minutes" piece aired last month, the stock act had been languishing for five years. new york democratic congresswoman louise slaughter had only managed to round up nine cosponsors in the house. and now you have how many? >> now we have 138. >> reporter: slaughter was inspired to introduce her bill after a staffer to former house speaker tom delay made thousands of day trades from his office. do you think this is a really widespread problem? >> it's really difficult to tell, but what i want to do is nip it in the bud. >> i have not made any decisions on day-to-day trading activities on my accounts and haven't for years. >> reporter: house speaker john boehner, who was asked about his investments in the "60 minutes" story, said today that members are already bound by congressional ethics guidelines. >> and i think the s.e.c. also has pretty clear rules. >> reporter: but his fellow republican, massachusetts senator scott brown, d
make it unambiguous that this kind of behavior is illegal. >> we should not be shielding congress from laws that apply to other americans. >> reporter: before the "60 minutes" piece aired last month, the stock act had been languishing for five years. new york democratic congresswoman louise slaughter had only managed to round up nine cosponsors in the house. and now you have how many? >> now we have 138. >> reporter: slaughter was inspired to introduce her bill...